Ohio lawmakers approve ‘stand your ground’ bill: The Wake Up for Monday, Dec. 21, 2020
Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
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The headlines
Stand your ground: Ohio lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a controversial “stand your ground” bill that would eliminate any “duty to retreat” before using force in self-defense, despite sharp criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. Jeremy Pelzer reports that the Republican-sponsored bill now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine, who said earlier this week that lawmakers shouldn’t send him any bills loosening gun restrictions until they first pass a package of gun reforms he proposed in the wake of last year’s Dayton mass shooting. The legislature does not appear to have enough votes, or time, before the end of the year to override a veto.